Cost of living comparison
Delhi is 74.8% cheaper than New York City.
If you lived in Delhi instead of New York City, you would:
pay 82.2% less for restaurants
|
New York City
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$4.15
₹350.24
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.15
₹350.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
|
$0.49
₹41.22
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
|
$0.19
₹15.68
|
|
pay 77.3% less for groceries
|
New York City
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.82
|
$0.55
₹46.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.52
|
$2.37
₹200.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$2.88
₹242.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
|
$1.15
₹97.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.82
|
$1.61
₹136.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.25
|
$0.89
₹75.26
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.35
₹29.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.46
₹39.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.29
₹24.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
|
$0.20
₹16.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.23
₹19.31
|
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pay 55.8% less for transportation
|
New York City
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.80
|
$4.41
₹372.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$132.50
|
$11.85
₹1,000.68
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
|
$14,221.28
₹1,200,821.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.40
|
$2.49
₹210.14
|
|
pay 85.3% less for housing
|
New York City
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.20
|
$8.48
₹715.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$4,097.13
|
$279.66
₹23,614.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,883.17
|
$164.09
₹13,855.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.26
|
$46.25
₹3,905.39
|
|
pay 97.1% less for childcare
|
New York City
|
Delhi
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,253.56
|
$92.50
₹7,810.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$59,000.00
|
$1,766.20
₹149,135.33
|
|
pay 73.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
New York City
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.00
|
$2.37
₹200.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.95
|
$2.43
₹204.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.00
|
$4.15
₹350.24
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$148.06
|
$21.31
₹1,799.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.00
|
$4.92
₹415.28
|
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pay 52.2% less for clothing
|
New York City
|
Delhi
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.92
|
$32.25
₹2,723.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.62
|
$32.29
₹2,726.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.85
|
$53.15
₹4,487.67
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$168.36
|
$40.86
₹3,450.26
|
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